Specimen Information

Piaractus brachypomus
Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapitinga, red-bellied pacu)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID576356
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateNC
CountyCatawba
LocalityLake Hickory [Catawba River]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Catawba
HUC8 Number03050101
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month6
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26491
Author:Ohnesorge, S.
Date:2013
Title:Exotic fish caught in Lake Hickory, "tip of the problem" say wildlife officials.
Publisher:WBTV
Commentsmost likely this species
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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